Swedish

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Etymology

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solk +‎ -ig. Cognate of English soiled, sullied.

Adjective

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solkig (comparative solkigare, superlative solkigast)

  1. dirty, filthy (soiled with diffuse stains)
    en solkig kudde
    a dirty/stained pillow
  2. (figurative) disturbing, offensive, morally dubious

Declension

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Inflection of solkig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular solkig solkigare solkigast
Neuter singular solkigt solkigare solkigast
Plural solkiga solkigare solkigast
Masculine plural3 solkige solkigare solkigast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 solkige solkigare solkigaste
All solkiga solkigare solkigaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

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